Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-05-11
SIDE SADDLES SHOULD GO.
An Argument to Show That Their U
Ought to be Abandoned.

An Argument to show That Their Use
Ought to be Abandoned.
The use of side saddles is said TO have
been commenced in England about the
year 1883, in the reign Of Richard ii.
Before and up to that time ladies were
accustomed to ride on horseback in the
same position as men.
/ have never tried the experiment of
riding on a side saddle, hut it seems 10
me that il is at least doubtful whether
any improvement was affected by the in
PRODUCTION Of these saddles into England.
and therefore | may, perhaps, be per-
mitted to bring under the consideration
Of your readers the question as to whether
il might not be advisable "a abandon the
use Of them, and TO adopt the mode OF
riding ON horseback which was in vogue
previous to the period referred to above.
A rider ON a side saddle is obliged IN
advance the left shoulder in order TO "sit
SQUARE, and this turning round of the
head and shoulders to the right while
the legs remain on the left side of the
saddle, brings the body into spiral or
twisted form. Spinal complaints arising
probably from various causes are very
common among women. and To remain
for a long time in the position alluded 10
NAV tend Ia increase the number Of cases
which occur.
Severe injuries sometimes cnSIIe from
a rider being thrown above the crotch az
pDmmel and then coming down on the
upper part Of it. and occasionally from
the pommel being forced into the chest
Of the rider. if the horse fall on his near
or left side. An accident of the latter
sort happened in Paris in April, 1882, 10
a professional circus rider. Mile. Emile
Loisset. A new horse which she had
been trying in the circus having refused
Ia leap an artificial fence or barrier, turned
around to regain the stable. but finding
the door Of il closed. reared and fell,
causing the pommel Of the saddle 10 en-.
ter the chest Of the rider. ID is stated
that doctors were spn IN attendance.
hut only to pronounce Mile. Loisset's
case hopeless. The unfortunate young
lady expired after some thirty hours ter.
rible suffering"
The skirts Of the habits are often caught
on the crotch or pommel, If riders are
thrown. and the latter are then liable TO
te dragged along the ground. There are
always many riders also who are inexpe.
rienccd nr unskillful and who lean the
greater part Of their weight on the stir
rup. thus pressing down the saddles on
onc Sldr and causing sore backs Ia the
horses. believe that there is large
numtsr Of hor~pwomcn who's arr convinced
that some advantages would result from
the Use Of side saddles being discontinued.
although they hesitate Ia carry II into
practice. IN consequence Of the dislike
that il may h@ supposed many Of them
have Ia the idea Of appearing ON horse.
back in a style which would lr regarded
a. being a novel one in the present day.
This dislike would probably h. diminished
If il were Ia become more known to the
general public that the wish referred 20
exists. For riding On a cross saddle the
riding costume would. Of cours.. have to
le altered. 4 dress rather resembling
that worn by ladies' at gymnasiums might
le the most suitable. Some J~rDrIicr al "A
riding SrhOnl should also h. gone through
before ~venturing on the rGui.-The
Queen.